David W. Oates
Hendersonville, TN 37075
Phone: 615-***-****
E- Mail: *****.*****@**********.***
EXPERIENCE:
July 2023 – September 2024
Laz Parking BNA: Nashville, TN
Self-Parking Supervisor
Duties: Responsible for overseeing the daily operations for all five of the Self-Park lots on property and the staff of cashiers that operate them. This includes but is not limited to:- ensuring cashiers' banks and drops a correction order reported correctly while overseeing cashier shift changes- monitoring equipment issues and communicating them outwardly for correction or resolving them personally if needed- taking both internal and external calls and assisting with any requests- dispatching cashiers/techs for tasks/requests, and sometimes acting as cashier/technician when needed- interdepartmental communication via both phone and email- problem resolution- setting the team and operations up for success on a daily basis.
June 2019 – September 2022
Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Nashville, TN
Dock Manager
Duties: Oversee the transportation, inventory, and shipment of products. Develop business relationships with suppliers, customers, and transportation companies. Ensuring pick-ups and deliveries are made in accordance with service level targets. Dispatching drivers and common carriers to appropriate pick-up and delivery locations.
April 2013 – June 2019
UPS: White Creek, TN
Logistics Manager/ Midnight
Duties: Oversee the transportation, inventory, and shipment of products. Develop business relationships with suppliers, customers, and transportation companies. Help negotiate contracts and often help improve shipment speed and efficiency, while trying to reduce costs. Also work to understand the needs of customers and the best method of meeting those needs.
April 2018 – April 2019
Action Gear & Diesel: Nashville, TN
Purchasing Manager/ Parts Manager
Duties: Oversee the ordering of parts and supplies, shipping, receiving, pulling orders, inventory control, forklift operator, and other warehouse operations. Develop business relationships with suppliers, and customer.
November 2017 – April 2018
Levy Restaurants: Nashville, TN
Purchasing Manager
Duties: Responsible for ensuring product availability, quality and cost effectiveness. Maintaining strong partnerships with all vendors, meet operations product needs on a timely basis and evaluate and recommend new products to enhance standards and increase profitability.
June 2010 – November 2017
Deeks & Company, Inc.: Nashville, TN
Site Manager/ General Manager
Duties: As Warehouse Supervisor, I had overall responsibility for all sponsored activities on the Site, and the operations for all site activities. I am responsible for the safe and efficient execution of work on-site.
Ensure (where possible) that a Recovery Plan is available, to reinstate communication services in time of emergencies. I was responsible for the accounting of all assets and materials on-site under his control. I was authorized to sign time sheets of contractors under his control.
May 1996 – January 2010
Continental Eagle: Prattville, AL
Warehouse Supervisor
Duties: As Warehouse Supervisor, I had overall responsibility for all sponsored activities on the Site, and the Operations for all site activities. I am responsible for the safe and efficient execution of work on-site.
Ensure (where possible) that a Recovery Plan is available, to reinstate communication services in time of emergencies. I was responsible for the accounting of all assets and materials on-site under his control. I was authorized to sign time sheets of contractors under his control.
May 2000 – July 2005
Wagon Auto Parts: Montgomery, AL
Purchasing Manager
Duties: Oversee the ordering of parts and supplies, shipping, receiving, pulling orders, inventory control, forklift operator, and other warehouse operations. Develop business relationships with suppliers, and customers.
EDUCATION:
Master of Business Administration in Management
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
March 2016 4.0 GPA
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business
Virginia College Montgomery, AL
March 2011 4.0 GPA
Associate of Science Degree in Business
Enterprise State Jr. College Enterprise, Al
April 1985 4.0 GPA
AWARDS: Summa Cum Laude
PHI BETA LAMBDA
National Honor Society
President’s List
Dean’s List
The Alabama High School Athletic Association
NCAA